29/12/2020
At the end of October last year, OSHA released a list of the 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites. We’ve included the first five from that list here, along with a brief description of the relevant OSHA guidelines relating to these standards.
1-FALL PROTECTION
Falls are one of the most common causes of serious work-related injuries
2-HAZRD COMMUNICATION
Chemicals pose a wide variety of health and physical hazards, and not just in manufacturing and construction
3-SCAFFOLDING
Most scaffold-related injuries result from either the planking or support giving way, slipping, or being struck by a falling object.
4-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
In industrial workplaces, respirators protect workers from insufficient oxygen and harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases vapors, and sprays, and providing necessary respirators could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses every year.
5-POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Powered industrial trucks (forklifts) present a variety of operating hazards, including falling load accidents, pedestrian safety, and crashes and falls of the truck itself (off a dock, for example)
